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Beyond The Crease: A Hockey Card Blog
focused around Hockey, The hobby, and my Jhonas Enroth card collection (Among other things)

Collector Showcase #2: Thorsten's Leaf ITGU Collection!

4/6/2020

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I wanted to reboot this idea again after garnering much more interest by my fellow collectors voicing their interest in coming on this blog and answering a few questions for me. With that said, let's get into the 2nd Collector Showcase with Thorsten's absolutely epic Leaf In The Game Used collection. He's a collector from Germany who was more than happy to share more about his collection and provide some amazing pictures inside this featured article! 
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Leaf ITGU Triple Auto Patch 1/2 Lemieux, Jagr, Barrasso
​Introduction:

Thorsten , born 1979 , living in Germany . My first taste of Card collecting was in fall of 1992 when we did a trip to Dortmund , and I first saw sportscards in a larger Shopping store ( Karstadt Sport ) . I think These were 1992 Topps Baseball , 92/93 Hoops , 92/93 Topps Hockey . I sometimes travelled there again by Train to pick up some loose packs , single Cards . My first order of a box was some time in 1993 when I discovered a german seller was doing this , and I orderer there quite regularly ( as far as I could being still in school  ) I collected all 4 Major Sports because I had interest in all of them , but concentrated on Hockey ( and Boxing ) in ~ 2005 .

What/Who Do You Collect?

Nowadays I "only" collect Leaf In The Game-Used ( ITGU ) ; 17/18 Leaf Stickwork ; 13/14 ITG Stickwork ; as well as Boxing AU`s / Fight-Worn Cards , and Tampa Bay Lightning GU / AU . I sold my Collection completely a total of 2 times ( 2004 ; 2010 ) , but each time began again after some months .

Why Did You Start Collecting The Player/Set/Team?

I Always liked ITG Cards way more than Upperdeck , and think it`s a pity we currently have a licensing Monopol . I have no desire to collect Upperdeck Cards because in General I don`t find them overly appealing , and the memorabilia is not on the Level ITG / Leaf uses ( of Course there are exceptions ) . At first I was doubtful when Leaf took over ITG , but beginning in ~ 2017 , I really liked their products . My favourite is 2018 ITGU , of which I opened 2 cases plus some solo boxes .

What’s Your Favourite Card or Item(s)?

There are quite some :
-ITG Ultimate Memorabilia Made to Order Past Present & Future , which I pulled myself , and redeemed for Maurice RIchard , Teemu Selanne and Tyler Seguin
- ITGU Vintage Memorabilia
- Stickwork Nameplates / Lumbergraphs
- Mike Tyson Autographs

Over the years I pulled a lot of nice cards , that I otherwise would have never owned . I really like to open boxes myself.

What's On Your Current Wantlist? Are there any ‘White Whales’ you’d like to add one day?

I don`t have a wantlist :-) For me , it is a Hobby , I don`t collect a certain set , and I just collect what I like . That`s the good part , I don`t have this "you MUST get this or that Card to complete a set " Feeling .
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Contact Info: How can other collectors reach you?

Hobbyinsider : Ohka
dascardboard.eu : Ohka
eBay : Becirovic
email: th.lac@gmx.de
Wow, now this is one amazing collection! Definitely starting things off with a bang in this Collector Showcase segment on my blog! I am really digging that Dynamic Duos Dual Patch /9 of Gretzky/Lemieux.... not to mention those insane vintage memorabilia pieces. 

If you want to get in contact with me about getting ​YOUR COLLECTION featured on my blog, feel free to leave a comment on this post below, fill out a contact form on my Contact Page, or send me an email at creasecollector@gmail.com and we will be in touch very soon. :)

​Happy Collecting,

​- Crease
10 Comments
Eric A
4/6/2020 09:57:51 pm

Super cool to learn more about Thorsten's collecting background. I have dealt with him a handful of times and he is truly an asset in this hobby, one of the best attitudes and outlooks I've encountered. I love seeing what cool stuff he adds to his collection!

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creasecollector link
4/6/2020 10:20:13 pm

Eric, thanks for your comment on this blog post! I noticed Thorsten's attitude about his collection right away and I thought it was really fantastic. The handful of cards he showed off here are really incredible pieces.

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Thorsten
4/7/2020 06:01:01 am

Thanks Aaron , that is super cool that you do this :-) Hopefully many more collectors share their Story as well , that would be amazing .

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creasecollector link
4/7/2020 09:17:52 am

No problem at all, Thorsten! Thanks for stepping up and willing to showoff your incredible collection on my card blog! I am sure there will be many more featured collectors up on this site soon. :)

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Sparty
4/7/2020 11:41:39 am

Nice collection. While I have my opinions surrounding Leaf (I am not personally a fan of destroying historical items), collect what you like and yours is a nice collection.

One of my favorite non PC pieces in my collection is a Cologne Haie puck autographed by Jeremy Roenick. I loved the Haie game I went to as the fans take the game so much more serious than in America and the tickets are so much cheaper.

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creasecollector link
4/9/2020 08:55:03 pm

Thanks for the comment!

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Uhtred the Viking
4/8/2020 01:56:04 pm

What a great opportunity you're providing us with Aaron, I'm looking forward to seeing some spectacular collections. Thorsten, I really enjoyed seeing your highlighted cards. I totally agree with your thoughts on not having a white whale card, celebrate the cards you bring in without obsessing about the one you can't find.

Al

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creasecollector link
4/9/2020 08:57:31 pm

Al, no problem at all. Happy to do it!

My goal for this blog is for it to act as a "Hub" for these legendary card collectors so people can view them all in one place, so to speak. The more collectors on board with this the better. Player Collectors, Team Collectors, Set collectors, etc, etc, etc. The more the better! Tell your collector friends to contact me.

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MckinneyVia link
4/8/2022 01:30:30 am

What an exquisite article! Your post is very helpful right now. Thank you for sharing this informative one.

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creasecollector link
4/8/2022 09:03:15 am

Thank you! I am glad this article helped you. Very cool!

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